Comparison

Mixel vs Coupe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mixel

Discover cocktails you can make with ingredients you already own. This app offers a vast recipe library, an AI bartender for custom creations, and tools to manage your home bar inventory. Perfect for home bartenders and party hosts.

Highlights
  • 2,600+ cocktail recipes
  • Build home bar inventory
  • AI bartender for custom recipes
  • Step-by-step mixing instructions
  • Shopping list and ingredient optimizer
  • Create and share custom recipes
Features
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What cocktails can you make right now? Tell Mixel what's in your bar, and instantly see every drink you can mix, from the classic to modern craft cocktails. Whether you're a home bartender, mixology enthusiast, or just hosting friends, Mixel turns your ingredients into perfectly crafted drinks. WHAT YOU GET: • 2,600+ cocktail recipes - IBA classics, tiki drinks, holiday punches, low-ABV options, and modern craft creations • 600+ ingredients, each with hand-crafted pixel art illustrations • Build your home bar inventory and see every cocktail you can make with what you have • Create your own recipes, sync across iPhone and iPad, and share with friends • Bart - your personal AI bartender who creates custom recipes based on your ingredients and taste • Find drinks fast - filter by spirit (whiskey, gin, rum, vodka), flavor profile, ingredient, and more • Sort by "can make now," trending recipes, or your saved favorites • Step-by-step mixing instructions with tasting notes - perfect for beginners • Shopping list + Mixel Maximizer: see which ingredients unlock the most new recipes • Supports metric & imperial measurements Meet BART, Your AI Bartender: Stuck with random bottles? Bart creates custom cocktail recipes based on text and photos. • Chat with Bart to invent new drinks. Describe a flavor, mood, or occasion and get a custom recipe • Preview, tweak, and save. Bart's recipes become part of your personal collection • Snap a photo of your bar shelf or a drink that inspired you - Bart uses it to craft something new • Saved recipes work just like the built-in library - searchable, filterable, and shareable PERFECT FOR: • Home bartenders ready to level up • Party hosts who need the right drink for any occasion • Beginners wondering "What can I make with what I have?" • Cocktail nerds who want a serious, searchable recipe database CORE FEATURES ARE FREE: • 100+ classic IBA recipes (Margarita, Negroni, Whiskey Sour & more) • Full ingredient database (600+) • Try Bart, your AI bartender, 5x per month • Create, save, and edit your own recipes • Shopping list, bar manager, unit conversion GO PREMIUM - UNLOCK EVERYTHING: • All 2,600+ recipes (and every future recipe release) • Unlimited Bart conversations • Real-time recipe sharing with friends • Ratings, tasting notes & community comments • Backup + Sync recipe photos across all your devices • All color themes (multiple light and dark mode themes) TRY MIXEL TODAY Martini. Mojito. Margarita. Mai Tai. Old Fashioned. Negroni. Aperol Spritz. If it's in a glass, it's in Mixel. Download now for the perfect mix!

About

Coupe

Discover a curated collection of cocktail recipes, from classics to modern creations. Visualize each drink with animated diagrams and explore ingredient-based suggestions to find new mixes. Perfect for beginners and experienced mixologists alike.

Highlights
  • Curated cocktail recipe collection
  • Animated cocktail diagrams
  • Ingredient-based recipe suggestions
  • Clear, step-by-step instructions
  • Classic and modern drink recipes
  • User recipe creation (with upgrade)
Features
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A curated list of cocktail recipes for the home bartender, featuring classic cocktails, modern mixes, and some hand-picked favourites. Visualise every cocktail, with vibrant animated diagrams and meticulously researched histories for each. Reveal recipes based on the ingredients you have at home, and see what else can be made with only a few more ingredients. Mix drinks easily with clear measures and simple to follow instructions - whether you're an excited beginner, budding creator, or a seasoned pro. Get started with 150 free cocktail recipes, and unlock the full collection of 400+ cocktails, and the ability to create your own recipes, with a one time upgrade.

Screenshots

Mixel4 screens
Coupe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mixel at 1.5K against Coupe's 121. Mixel also leads on chart position (#68 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mixel sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Coupe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Mixel against 4.8 for Coupe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mixel has 1.5K ratings behind it against 121, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Mixel's written reviews are positive against 81% of Coupe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mixel ships an update fortnightly, Coupe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Mixel versus Coupe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMixelCoupe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings)4.8 (121 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better121
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCool Font LLCStudio Kamay

Customer experience

Mixel

All ratings1,547 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.7%

Coupe

All ratings115 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Mixel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing custom ingredients/recipes
  • Data loss after updates
  • Crashes on certain actions

Requested features

8 requests
  • Customizable cocktail menus
  • Ability to add/edit recipes
  • Ingredient substitution suggestions
  • User-generated recipe sharing
  • Landscape mode support
Show 3 more
  • Multilingual support
  • Ingredient photo/notes
  • Random recipe generator

Coupe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mixel

Subscriptions2
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • User Creations PackFree
  • Gin Pack$0.99
  • Vodka Pack$0.99
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  • Tequila & Mezcal Pack$0.99
  • Whiskey Pack$1.99
  • Tiki Pack$1.99
  • Base Upgrade$3.99
  • Mixel Premium$49.99
1 purchases

Coupe

One-time1
  • Coupe Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Mixel free?
Mixel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coupe free?
Coupe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mixel or Coupe?
Coupe is rated higher. Mixel averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Coupe averages 4.8 from 121 ratings.
Do Mixel or Coupe have ads?
Neither Mixel nor Coupe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mixel or Coupe?
Mixel ships an update fortnightly, and Coupe every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mixel was updated on November 11, 2026 and Coupe on November 12, 2026.

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